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To Sir William Dalrymple

Advantageous to exhibit museum material at South Africa House; scheme created by the University will separate the elementary student and the mere sightseer from the serious student who naturally gravitates to the library; will attract everyone interested in such studies to Johannesburg and the University, will enable material to be secured outside University range, all bodies concerned with South Africa will find a centre in Johannesburg where their work is represented.

To Raikes

Will come to Johannesburg for meeting; information re various correspondence; Dutch East India Co-centenary 1702 silver medal acquired.

To Raikes. Library will store Africans material, the gallery will exhibit pictorial side, hence what might be called National Bureau of S.A. Illustration, will store and circulate picture side of S.A. history and tradition; Elliott and Duggan Cronin wish to dispose of their material at reasonable rate; Star and Sunday Times would contribute historical negatives; to form a centre as a nucleus and the bureau a service for everyone

To Raikes

Re invitations to generous donors; will be responsible for whole of Bell, Daniels and Burchell material. Tufnell aided - just made M.P. for Cambridge; American parcel arrived from American lady who arrived on foot to his farm when car broke down 17 years ago, with all information on Wilson family and descendants.

To Mr Pearson

Re S.A. coinage in the Africana collection; hopes to secure medals and decorations belonging to Col. Henry Somerset.

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